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(Application filed June 28, 1897.)

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED GOLDIE RYLEY, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR TO THE ll. YVETTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Fatent No. 615,911, dated December 13, 1898.

Application filed June 28, 1897.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED GoLDIE RYLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Memphis, in the county of Shelby, State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Detachable Tub-Seats,of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawlllQS.

This invention relates to detachable seats for tubs, and more particularly to a seat of that character which is adapted to be applied to a tub of ordinary construction, such as a washtub,'so as to adapt the same for bathing purposes, and which can be conveniently packed for transportation.

The object of the invention is to form such a detachable seat from a single blank of metal, so as to economize the cost of man ufacture and form an integral and rigid seat and splasher. g

It also has for its object to improve the construction of the supports thereof, so that the same can be readily folded or detached when desired for transportation, and also to improve the means used for attaching the seat to the edge of the tub in such manner that it will not become detached therefrom when in use.

Other objects and advantages ofthe invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective of the invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the same applied to the edge of the tub. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the seat with the folding support collapsed. Fig. 4 is a detail vertical section illusvSerial Not 642,683. (No model.)

metal or other suitable material, which is bent or struck up, so as to provide a horizontal portion B and a flaring splasher portion B extending upwardly from the horizontal portion B. The portion B may have a smooth surface,but is preferably formed of a series of corrugations b, which take up the body of the metal, so as to form the proper angle to the splasher and at the same time strengthen the splasher by rendering the same more rigid. The seat portion B may also be made with a smooth surface, but is preferably provided with a depressed portion 13 to form a seat for the user of the tub and at one or both sides with a depression B adapted to receive and contain soap or other articles used by the bather. The edge of the horizontal seat portion which extends circumferentially of the tub is provided with a downturned flange b,

which extends over the upper edge of the tub,

so as to conduct water which may drip and splash upon the seat backinto the tub.

At opposite ends of the seat I provide lugs C, which may be suitably formed, preferably of cast metal, and which are provided with a horizontal and vertical portion to correspond with and hold in position the edge of the splasher in its relation to the seat. These lugs O are suitably attached to the seat, preferably by rivetingthereon, and are provided with a locking-cam 0, adapted to engage with the outer edge of the upper portion of the tub, and when used in connection with a tub having a head at its upperedge to extend beneath the head, so as to prevent the seats being raised from the edge of the tub. The cams or eccentrics are provided upon the upper surface with an inclined projection 0 which comes into contact with the under side of the bead upon the edge of the tub, so that by the rotation of the turn-keyor handle 0 which is journaled in the lug O, the cam will simultaneouslybear against the side of the tub and the projection C thereon against the under side of the head, so as to firmly lock and hold the seat in its attached position. It will thus be seen that by the rotation of the handle C the cam and projection thereon act against the upper edge of the tub in two directions at right angles to each other, so that the seat is locked against horizontal and vertical movement.

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In order to support the portion of the seat which extends outward beyond the edge of the tub to which it is applied, I provide a depending support D, which is pivoted at its upper end to the under side of the seat by means of a plate E, suitably attachedto the seat. This support is illustrated as formed of a single pieceof wire, having a horizontal portion (Z at its lower end to bear on the floor or surface on which the tub rests and with inwardly-turned horizontal portions cl,which afford a pivoting-surface for a diagonallyextending brace F. The upper ends D of the support D are inwardly turned toward each other and fit within pivoting-sockets E, formed in the plate E by being bent or pressed up thereon. The metal of which the support D is formed is of sufficient elasticity to permit the ends D to be sprung apart, so as to remove them from the pivotingsockets upon the plate E, whereby the support and the brace carried thereby can be detached from the seat portion and separately packed for transportation when desired.

The upper portions D of the support are formed with a horizontal extension (1 which rests against the under surface of the seat and limits the outward or downward swinging of the support.

The brace F, as previously stated, is pivoted at the horizontal portions d of the support D, and the portions thereof converge toward and form a horizontal portion F", which engages with and is held by a clip G, provided with a depressed end G, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. This clip is riveted to the under side of the seat, and when the parts are adjusted the brace firmly holds the support against movement, while when the parts are collapsed the brace lies fiat against the support I) and may be used as a means for hanging up the seat upon a suitable projection.

It will be observed that by forming the detachable seat of one blank or piece of metal the seat portion may be provided with the desired depressions and the splasher portion formed and strengthened bya single stamping operation, which, as before stated, render the seats very cheap of manufacture and efficient for the purposes designed.

The attaching-cams also permit the seat to be attached to the tub and readily detached therefrom by simply turning the handles provided for that purpose. It is also an important factor in this class of devices that the same shall be capable of being packed for shipment in the least possible space, and for that reason the folding and removable support described has been provided. The supports can be removed and packed separately, while the seat portions may be nested one within the other, so that the parts when unpacked are readily assembled by springing the ends of the supports into the pivotingsockets provided therefor.

The preferred details of construction and configuration have been illustrated and described; but it is obvious that changes in these details may be made Without departing from the spirit of the invention. 7

Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A detachable seat for tubs formed from a single piece of material having a concave outline at one side and a convex outline at the opposite side and bent upon a median curved line to form a horizontal seat portion and an upwardly and outwardly extending splasher portion; substantially as specified.

2. A detachable seat for tubs made of a single piece of sheet metal and consisting of a seat portion having front and rear curved outlines, the former conforming to, and adapted to rest upon and cover the edge of a tub, and an upwardly and outwardly projecting splasher merged into and wholly along the rear curved line of said seat portion together with means for retaining the seat in position for use; substantially as specified.

3. A detachable seat for tubs made of a single piece of sheet metal and consisting of a seat portion having front and rear curved outlines, the former conforming to, and adapted to rest upon and cover the edge of a tub, and an upwardly and outwardly projecting corrugated splasher merged into and wholly along the rear curved line of said seat portion together with means for retaining the seat in position for use; substantially as specified.

4. A detachable seat for tubs composed of a seat portion having a depending flange, a splasher extending upwardly from the rear of said seat portion, and clamping-lugs provided with rigid plates adapted to support and retain in position the bent portions of the splasher and seat, substantially as specified.

5. A detachable seat for tubs composed of flange, seat and splasher portions adapted to be supported upon the upper edge of a tub, rigid bracing-plates secured to the opposite ends ofsaid portions and provided with flange, seat and splasher portions, and eccentrics pivoted in said bracing-plates and provided with operating-handles; substantially as specified.

6. A detachable seat for tubs colnprisinga seat portion, a plate secured to the under side thereof and provided with pivoting-sockets at 'its opposite ends, a removable support formed with laterally-expansible pivotingportions to engage the sockets in said plate, and means to limit the movement of said support away from the under side of said seat; sub stantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED GOLDIE RYLEY. Witnesses:

R. F. MoOAuL, O. L NASH.

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